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members, sandy has been an n.r.a. member, and you know, if ever there was an example of a decent, law-abiding person, here you have it. i want to use this opportunity as an invitation to anyone who loves to hunt, who owns guns for any lawful purpose, to join us in having this national conversation to make this the better nation we need to be. >> thank you very much. i know some of you want to speak with family members individually, some of them agreed to make themselves available. thank you. >> dan gross ened that briefing talking about the national rifle association. the group this afternoon released their first statement on the newtown shootings, indicating they plan to hold a major news conference in the washington area this friday. we'll keep you posted on that. conversation from this morning's "washington journal" next, as we wait for the house to gavel in around 6:00 p.m. eastern for a series of four votes on the issues of the connecticut shooting and gun control from this morning. host: what do you make of that
members, sandy has been an n.r.a. member, and you know, if ever there was an example of a decent, law-abiding person, here you have it. i want to use this opportunity as an invitation to anyone who loves to hunt, who owns guns for any lawful purpose, to join us in having this national conversation to make this the better nation we need to be. >> thank you very much. i know some of you want to speak with family members individually, some of them agreed to make themselves available. thank...
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hurricane sandy affected four counties. homes were uprooted, dunes were obliterated, sand was blown into coastal ponds and local roads, exposing underground pipes, septic tanged -- tanks and other ewityle -- utilities. the largest wave of the storm was recorded at 47 feet. the island sustained severe road damage. in addition to damage covered under disaster reparations issued by the president urn the staff act, preliminary damage reports indicate damage of approximately $40 million to public infrastructure that will likely need to be covered by other agencies. this includes damage to harbors and channels as well as roadways which will require significant funding through army corps and the department of transportation. for rhode island, which has felt the effects of the economic downturn as much as any state and today ranks second in the nation in unemployment, recovery from the third major disaster in three years will be a significant challenge. this is a point emphasized by governor chafee who wrote to president obama abou
hurricane sandy affected four counties. homes were uprooted, dunes were obliterated, sand was blown into coastal ponds and local roads, exposing underground pipes, septic tanged -- tanks and other ewityle -- utilities. the largest wave of the storm was recorded at 47 feet. the island sustained severe road damage. in addition to damage covered under disaster reparations issued by the president urn the staff act, preliminary damage reports indicate damage of approximately $40 million to public...
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but what if, what if when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he'd been confronted by qualified, armed security? will you at least admit it's possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day? is it so abhorrent to you that you'd rather continue to risk the alternative? is the press and the political class here in washington, d.c. so consumed by fear and hatred of the nra and american gun owners that you're willing to accept a world where real resistance to evil monsters is alone, unarmed school principal left to surrender her life, her life to shield those children in her care? no one, no one regardless of personal political prejudice has the right to impose that sacrifice. ladies and gentlemen, there's no national, one-size-fits-all solution to protecting our children. but do know this president zeroed out school emergency planning grants in last year's budget and scrapped secure our schools policing grants in next year's budget. with all the foreign aid the united states does, with all the money in th
but what if, what if when adam lanza started shooting his way into sandy hook elementary school last friday he'd been confronted by qualified, armed security? will you at least admit it's possible that 26 little kids, that 26 innocent lives might have been spared that day? is it so abhorrent to you that you'd rather continue to risk the alternative? is the press and the political class here in washington, d.c. so consumed by fear and hatred of the nra and american gun owners that you're willing...
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since sandy struck, s.b.a. has been on the ground across the region providing individuals and businesses with information, support, and access to disaster recovery loans. as communities rebuild, s.b.a. is there from day one and we'll stay deeply involved over the long term. that is why, in addition to our disaster response team, our office of entrepreneural development and our partners play a key role in immediate disaster response and in helping the small businesses restart, rebuild, and thrive again. there are hundreds of thousands-o small businesses affected in the area. with 44 small business development centers, 14 women centers, our partners work together with s.b.a.'s center tow help staff of disaster recovery centers. and they selt up informational events in communities across the area. in this early period we help our business owners map out the process, collect information, and apply for disaster loans. they also connect business owners with local, state, and federal resources. and they help small bus
since sandy struck, s.b.a. has been on the ground across the region providing individuals and businesses with information, support, and access to disaster recovery loans. as communities rebuild, s.b.a. is there from day one and we'll stay deeply involved over the long term. that is why, in addition to our disaster response team, our office of entrepreneural development and our partners play a key role in immediate disaster response and in helping the small businesses restart, rebuild, and...
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something horrible, something unexplainable happened at sandy hook elementary last week. mr. murphy: when people asked me how are folks doing, i tell them, right now there's a lot of blank looks, these people are trying to process what happened. 20 gleaming, beautiful children were gunned down along with six adults who loved them dearly. by a young man with a sickness that masqueraded as evil that day. so we're left asking, why us is? -- why us? why these little kids? the whys are almost infinite. and in the coming days and weeks, i guess we'll get some answers. but most of them won't have answers. when you peek through this vast darkness of the last few days, there's one thing we know for certain. if we wondered what kind of community newtown was, if we doubted our love for one another, those questions have been answered and been answered definitively. they were answered by the principal, who told her colleagues to run one way so she could run the other way, directly toward the gunman. they were answered by victoria soto who hid her kids in a closet and shielded her kids wit
something horrible, something unexplainable happened at sandy hook elementary last week. mr. murphy: when people asked me how are folks doing, i tell them, right now there's a lot of blank looks, these people are trying to process what happened. 20 gleaming, beautiful children were gunned down along with six adults who loved them dearly. by a young man with a sickness that masqueraded as evil that day. so we're left asking, why us is? -- why us? why these little kids? the whys are almost...
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the senate tomorrow will consider the sandy supplemental legislation. hopefully they will pass that tomorrow or by saturday. certainly, the house of representatives needs to address that supplemental to give relief to those that were savaged by sandy in the worst storm that has hit the northeast perhaps in history. the violence against women act passed senate overwhelmingly, something that we could work on today. the farm bill expires on december 31. milk prices will spike substantially if that bill is left to expire. mr. cantor indicated that would be addressed before we left here at the end of the 112th congress. that is some six days, a week off, four days until december 31, obviously. the foreign intelligence surveillance act, to continue making this country safe and secure and empower our people to protect us from those who would harm us, that bill is being considered on the senate today on the floor. the senate is here working. the house is not. we had a pro-forma session -- a session without substance or solutions. postal reform passed overwhelmi
the senate tomorrow will consider the sandy supplemental legislation. hopefully they will pass that tomorrow or by saturday. certainly, the house of representatives needs to address that supplemental to give relief to those that were savaged by sandy in the worst storm that has hit the northeast perhaps in history. the violence against women act passed senate overwhelmingly, something that we could work on today. the farm bill expires on december 31. milk prices will spike substantially if that...
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for some it was sandy hook elementary school in newtown. for jim and sarah brady, a day in 1981 changed everything when jim a stand behind the armed guards but was still struck by gun violence. that the change everything -- that did change everything. every day in america, everything changes for hundreds more families. every year in america, 100,000 americans are shot, 30,000 of them fatally. 40% of gun sales take place without a background check. no questions asked. felons and domestic producers can easily get guns. 74% of nra members support closing this whole. we need a sustained, thoughtful, national conversation about solutions to air gun violence epidemic. a conversation that is respectful of the second amendment but cognizant of the risks dunst post to our families and neighborhoods, like in the cases you heard about today. none of these policies have anything to do with second amendment rights. this is the conversation the american public wants to have. those who own guns and those who do not, we are speaking out, based on one simpl
for some it was sandy hook elementary school in newtown. for jim and sarah brady, a day in 1981 changed everything when jim a stand behind the armed guards but was still struck by gun violence. that the change everything -- that did change everything. every day in america, everything changes for hundreds more families. every year in america, 100,000 americans are shot, 30,000 of them fatally. 40% of gun sales take place without a background check. no questions asked. felons and domestic...
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we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the children of america to being killing fields. we must act now and i applaud all those who are involved. >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans, commend our leader, carolyn, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken. my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics be damned here. there is a responsibility that we have as legislators that is unique. what took place in sandy hook and in newtown, a quintessential new england community goes beyond horror. the weapon of choice that was used, an assault rifle, called a bushmaster, more than three million americans have them, three million americans have them. we make appeal to americans, mothers, fathers, we make an appeal to members of the dress who are the ones that can best articulate and ask the questions why? because we know this, as sure as we are all standing here, and have acknowledged that we stood
we must stop future sandy hooks right now. we cannot allow the children of america to being killing fields. we must act now and i applaud all those who are involved. >> we call our caucus america's caucus. because it is diversified and it's unified. we make our appeal today to all americans, commend our leader, carolyn, diana, the eloquence of the people who have spoken. my colleague from connecticut said it extraordinarily well. politics be damned here. there is a responsibility that we...
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according to mark sandy, chief economist at moody's analytics, without the f.h.a.'s counter cyclical support, and i quote, the housing market would have quit taking the economy with it. providing the backstop for mortgage credit when public services flee from the market has a cost. the losses at f.h.a. to stem from the new now prohibited down payment program, heavy losses in the first mortgage program, and losses -- loans made at the height of the crisis to prevent a collapse of the housing market. while they have already taken action to pretext the financial mortgage fund for single family loans from seeking federal funds, the f.y. 2012 report suggests that much more needs to be done to prevent such a draw. i want to hear more today about the administration's actions and proposals to minimize the risk to taxpayers stemming from their business and what safeguards are in place to ensure the quality and sustainability of the program. if the administration's actions and proposals will not be sufficient to restore f.h.a.'s fiscal health, i'm inclined to work with my col
according to mark sandy, chief economist at moody's analytics, without the f.h.a.'s counter cyclical support, and i quote, the housing market would have quit taking the economy with it. providing the backstop for mortgage credit when public services flee from the market has a cost. the losses at f.h.a. to stem from the new now prohibited down payment program, heavy losses in the first mortgage program, and losses -- loans made at the height of the crisis to prevent a collapse of the housing...
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-- hurricane sandy. a book planned for 5 to 30 p.m. eastern on at least one. and the senate will swear in their replacement for senator inouye. the former democratic lieutenant governor was chosen by the governor for the seat. the houses that line at 2:00 eastern. right now, a pro forma session plan with no blood is little work expended but the agenda could change based on the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations. and we got a special book page setup for things related to the so-called fiscal cliff. you can watch video of hearings and briefings and there is a live twitter stream of comments from viewers and reporters and a resource area with related documents and links, all lacked c-span.org/fiscal cliff. >> the soviets but the missiles in cuba. the united states discovers that by surveillance and then the tension builds. we have a quarantine -- quarantine around cuba. one thing that happens is a soviet submarine is found by american ships and they start to drop the assault charges -- depth charges on
-- hurricane sandy. a book planned for 5 to 30 p.m. eastern on at least one. and the senate will swear in their replacement for senator inouye. the former democratic lieutenant governor was chosen by the governor for the seat. the houses that line at 2:00 eastern. right now, a pro forma session plan with no blood is little work expended but the agenda could change based on the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations. and we got a special book page setup for things related to the so-called...
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we have been recently reminded of this after hurricane sandy, which caused unprecedented damage. after efforts to restore services, we saw a picture of how the central the northeast corridor is to put the economy and a way of life. it makes you think, what of alexander, the president of the pennsylvania railroad, would have thought in the 19th century? today pence station accommodates 550,000 passengers today. in 1900, those tunnels were called to expensive, impossible to build. some of his shareholders thought he was nuts, but can you imagine new york today without it? cyndi showed us what new york was without it. it is up to us to create division to do the planning, to execute the project that will ensure we hold true to the basic promise come as the secretary said last week that the america is greater and stronger than the mayor cut our parents left for us, i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you. i have one quick thing. have you read that book? , yes i have come out with great interest. you are recognized. welcome back. >> thank you, and thank you for your se
we have been recently reminded of this after hurricane sandy, which caused unprecedented damage. after efforts to restore services, we saw a picture of how the central the northeast corridor is to put the economy and a way of life. it makes you think, what of alexander, the president of the pennsylvania railroad, would have thought in the 19th century? today pence station accommodates 550,000 passengers today. in 1900, those tunnels were called to expensive, impossible to build. some of his...
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seen it with katrina and seen it with hurricane sandy that society can collapse. we saw it in l.a. that's what these weapons are for. they're not for hunting. the second amendment was never about hunting. our funding fathers -- everyone hunted back then. it was protecting yourself against a hostile government. so this whole thing is you keep your hunting rifles but won't be able to defend yourself against a hostile government if society collapses. we know that the government can't protect us in some kind of -- guest: there would be deep concern for us to no longer rely on enforcement, where there would -- that it is -- can't function. hurricane sandy an example where there was good response, wonderful response on the part of emergency responders, public officials, in terms of law enforcement to make sure that people and their property were safe and that, in fact, we rely on each other and the way we do that is to rely on law enforcement and law enforcement can't handle it because it is a difficult situation. and that's when the national guard is called up. and they are trained and
seen it with katrina and seen it with hurricane sandy that society can collapse. we saw it in l.a. that's what these weapons are for. they're not for hunting. the second amendment was never about hunting. our funding fathers -- everyone hunted back then. it was protecting yourself against a hostile government. so this whole thing is you keep your hunting rifles but won't be able to defend yourself against a hostile government if society collapses. we know that the government can't protect us in...
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as we can see from hurricane katrina or hurricane sandy, when natural disasters happen the bureaucracy sometimes is hard to get through but mac specialized at that as a navy chief he did the same thing working as executive director of the ramona, california, chamber of commerce for four years. in this position he advocated for businesses and built lasting relationships across the region. but he wasn't a big business guy. he came out of the navy. the reason he was chosen for that position is he was great to be with, he knew how to get along with people of differing views and ideologies and thousand get things done. the v.f.w. said in their letter that one of his states -- straits was that -- traits was that he was always on duty. there was never a problem too small which did not dictate 100% of effort to have it corrected thofpblee day he died, mac was coming into my office because he was in the middle of case work for a constituent and didn't want to wait until he got back from christmas vacation. at his funeral, one of my constituents in v.f. -- and v.f.w. post member dale smith descr
as we can see from hurricane katrina or hurricane sandy, when natural disasters happen the bureaucracy sometimes is hard to get through but mac specialized at that as a navy chief he did the same thing working as executive director of the ramona, california, chamber of commerce for four years. in this position he advocated for businesses and built lasting relationships across the region. but he wasn't a big business guy. he came out of the navy. the reason he was chosen for that position is he...
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we can argue about whether or not the impact of sandy was or was not calculated. it is an undeniable the trajectory is positive. the one thing i think everyone you will speak to i believe is that there is a sense that if we can reach and act like adults and reach an agreement here on the fiscal cliff, the upside is much higher even than the downside is if we don't. that is what we should be looking forward to. we should do that now. think of how many people out there making a judgment of whether or not they will spend another $300 on christmas gifts if they think next month they are going to have $260 less in their paycheck. thank you all very much. thank you all. good luck to you. good luck. thank you. than kyou k you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> this past thursday, south carolina and senator jim demint announced he is retiring from the senate. his colleague and fellow south carolina senator lindsey graham pay him tribute on the senate floor. >> madam president, i met with jim
we can argue about whether or not the impact of sandy was or was not calculated. it is an undeniable the trajectory is positive. the one thing i think everyone you will speak to i believe is that there is a sense that if we can reach and act like adults and reach an agreement here on the fiscal cliff, the upside is much higher even than the downside is if we don't. that is what we should be looking forward to. we should do that now. think of how many people out there making a judgment of...
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the other is a relief package for those affected by hurricane sandy. you can follow live coverage of the senate on our companion network, c-span2. house members are on standby as negotiations continue on the so- called fiscal cliff. >host: we turn our attention to unemployment insurance and health benefits could be impacted. joining us is josh boak. when we are talking about unemployment insurance, what specific programs are talking about here? guest: unemployment insurance is a combination of federal and state program. usually last 62 weeks. it is that extension beyond that six months time frame that we are talking about as part of the fiscal cliff tops. that is what automatically expires. we know that it costs about $30 billion continuing those additional unemployment benefits. president obama said it is part of a deal that i want to make, those benefits should continue. the public has to take a firm stand. we have seen in the past that obama had to cut a deal in order to get those extensions. host: what specific benefits to these programs provide? g
the other is a relief package for those affected by hurricane sandy. you can follow live coverage of the senate on our companion network, c-span2. house members are on standby as negotiations continue on the so- called fiscal cliff. >host: we turn our attention to unemployment insurance and health benefits could be impacted. joining us is josh boak. when we are talking about unemployment insurance, what specific programs are talking about here? guest: unemployment insurance is a combination...
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as far as these kids in sandy hook, my oldest daughter told me we will see more of these things unless kids are given a better future to vote for rather than being some rich person slate. host: thanks for the call. guest: you are right, the rich, no matter what the tax level will be, have a way of getting around taxes. working people have a harder time doing that. it is not about what level of rate we put taxes on individuals. it is about spending. we've got to reduce spending. she said obama has given to republicans but i'm not sure what he has given in on. in this negotiation on the fiscal cliff, he has not been at the table. he has been traveling all or the country to propose raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires and then doing their fair share. the reality is, is spending that is causing this problem. spending levels of the government and of this debt has created the poor economy. the poor recovery we have seen is the failed obama policies that has created a false economy and we have to start dealing with the spending, not taxes, but spending is the problem. we've got to t
as far as these kids in sandy hook, my oldest daughter told me we will see more of these things unless kids are given a better future to vote for rather than being some rich person slate. host: thanks for the call. guest: you are right, the rich, no matter what the tax level will be, have a way of getting around taxes. working people have a harder time doing that. it is not about what level of rate we put taxes on individuals. it is about spending. we've got to reduce spending. she said obama...
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they are enduring a terrible tragedy in the sandy hook elementary school shootings. but merely offering my condolence seems meaningless to me unless we help others from this certainly tragedy. we must keep weapons and high-capacity clips out of the hands of those who are so dangerous or deranged or diluted that they can snap away innocent lives on a whim. i understand there is a constitutional right to bear arms. i know they'll debate that protection. if we don't take guns out of the hands of people that murder children, then we have just empty words. we owe it to those who died. we owe it to children who are still alive. we must protect our families from gun violence and, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> request to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the michigan legislature shamefully passed so-called right to work bills in a lame-
they are enduring a terrible tragedy in the sandy hook elementary school shootings. but merely offering my condolence seems meaningless to me unless we help others from this certainly tragedy. we must keep weapons and high-capacity clips out of the hands of those who are so dangerous or deranged or diluted that they can snap away innocent lives on a whim. i understand there is a constitutional right to bear arms. i know they'll debate that protection. if we don't take guns out of the hands of...